Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-01-25
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Another suov storm. Does the oliesI
inhabltant remember the time when there
was more snow and cold weather up &c
the middle OF January than the present.
Hut there IL one little green spot In The
desert, TO cheer az on. and that IL, We have
| commenced on the last half OF the winter
months, and the sun IL travelling north To-
stead OF sorth.
while In town last week l heard OF
number OF persons who were on the siek
list Samuel Elwell was very sick OF pneu'
monls, a. also . little glfl whom A. n.
Hicks had lately adopted into his family
formerly belonging 20 Simeon fArr.
Des. n. II. Cummings was having hard
time with neuralgia
Henry Cole IL At home sgsln from Lynn,
where he went last fall. and probably
thinks more OF the old homestead than ev'
er before.
And here are q couple OF nuts for the Gu
rlous 10 crack al their leisure
The summer that was Is years old, the
hlrei man and myself were moving one
day on . new piece OF ground. some little
distance from the house. when We scared
up rabbit, which tried 10 hide away from
Us by Running into an old pile bottom
The nett thing OF course was 10 have
little Fun by gettlng bin outs this We soon
accomplished. by working easily, and In q
few minutes the hired man had him In bis
arms wholly unframed. and then started
for the house with him for show. And
right here IL where the curiosity comes 10 /,
the rabbit WAS full grown snlmsl. aud
before We got 10 the house with him, he
vas stone dead In the mans arms. Did he
die from sheer frigh,i II not, what Killed
hlmi
Aud here IL the other. The nfs, OF the
winter Sylvester Coles folks hal one Kitten
more than they wanted 20 keep; 80 bis
Oldest boy. Pred, took I, one Jay. and AFTER
carrying IL OF some 80 rods nom the house,
ALLIED and laid II 10 the forks OF sn spple
tree. standing side OF the road. on The WAY
IN the barn. The next morning, on going
% the barn 10 DO his chores, the boy found
the Kitten where he hal placed II the day
before. and under the tree its dead mother.
Did she npi her dead offspring there. and
then die 81 grief herselil II not, what
killsd herr leave these questions for
wiser heads than mine 10 solve.
bat having little space len musi
not longer forget 10 give . brief aeeoun,
OF my trip through Canton and Hartford
Chrlsim.s week. ild not start out on .
visit, bot rather to call once more on
some aged relatives and friends. promi.
nent among whom Was my old school
teacher, william Bieknell. The nrst call
amer leaving Peru Was si the house OF The
TslspA0as editor. In whose family Nj.
Reynolds and wife are boarding. Mrs.
Reynolds remembers me well AZ one OF her
scholars when or . years old and 60 FAR
a. know, she 4. the only female teacher
living, 20 whom | went 20 school In my
boJbood. She Was model teacher In those
days.
somehow IL IL nett 10 impossible 90 Wis.
II q place where there IL printing once.
without getting inside OF - before leaving
That was the case here, going IN found
the editor paiilng his paper through we
prsss lie does . large part OF The once
work himself. nor does he DO IL with gloves
on. Introducing myself, We a. once enisfci
into lively conversation. and i soon found
him % be gsu,lemsn 10 the true sense OF
the word
Amer leaving Canton village eallei on
Eve families ia succession. without nnding
any OF The men al home. Some were away
al WORK. while Others wer. gone IN market
with their poaliry. What change .
quarter century will bring about DIV.
iug through ,hoss oh nslghbofhoOis.
where used 10 know everybody, met
quite number OF teams. bot dii not rec.
ogulre person. with one exception and
passing The residence OF What was once
The home % the late Lemael Cole. wss
surprised 20 see that vast used 10 be q
large and thrlily orchard had entirely dlssp-
pe.red. not . stump remaining 10 the Held
20 show that an spp.c tree ever grew there
Tine and csiefplllars hal done their woff
~ perfection.
Arriving q. the old homestead In Hart.
ford saw At once that enterprise and hard
labor Aai been engaged there. some OF The
OLD buildings had been torn down, Others
repaired and new ones erected, so Thai
there wNs hardly anything about The prem
lses ihs, looked natural. Hut "ihe ever.
lasting hills" loomci no lasi =. they used
90 In nv bOyhooi days. And could mol
help feeling q degree OF thankfulnsss, that
while man can clear swayI,he forests, and
bald great cities and monuments, The
graulie.ribbed mountains prove alli,le too
tough Tor him " dlsngurc much. Tunnel
and bore them be can and does ou, a. yet
they refuse 20 be snnihllsisi by these
"lofd. % cresiion."
Amer making several other calls, !
reached Mr Blekpslrs. and found the Oh
gentleman sitting q, his desk. reading and
writing. bat bis liic's work Is practically
rnished. lie dld not recognize me Al
ersi. bat sftsr learning who l was seemed
very pleased % see one OF bis old pupils
once more. lie IL now In bis ISL year
Ills wife IL suffering from . cancer on her
face. Just before arriving there l met
your Hartford correspondent, with whom
had . brief bot very pleasant Interview.
Twas gone from home just week
stopped over night a. seven direreni places
and made abou, thirty calls; fouud KIDD
friend. and the best OF treatment every